News in Brief

News in Brief
Auckland Airport passengers plunge 42%
Infrastructure

Auckland Airport passengers plunge 42%

Auckland International Airport’s passenger volumes almost halved during March, falling 42 percent to 1.08 million, as travel restrictions were imposed by the government to contain the covid-19 outbreak. International passengers were down 43.2 percent at 513,455, while domestic pa...

Staff reporters 16 Apr 2020
Napier container volumes up
Infrastructure

Napier container volumes up

Napier Port handled the equivalent of 135,000 twenty-foot containers in the six months through March, 7.5 percent more than a year earlier.Export containers were marginally higher at 60,000 TEUs, while imports rose by 9.3 percent to 69,000 due to earlier import repositioning of e...

Staff reporters 16 Apr 2020
Don't rush lockdown exit - CTU

Don't rush lockdown exit - CTU

The Council of Trade Unions has warned against rushing out of lockdown too quickly, saying a resurgence in the virus outbreak would be bad for public health and the economy.President Richard Wagstaff told Parliament’s epidemic response committee that while there was an expectatio...

Staff reporters 16 Apr 2020
KiwiRail moves essential workers

KiwiRail moves essential workers

KiwiRail says around 650 essential workers – across transport, medical and agricultural export – have been able to travel between Picton and Wellington over the past fortnight.Chief executive Greg Miller said essential workers travelling on the Interislander ferries included truc...

Staff reporters 16 Apr 2020